Academy at Palumbo
Bartlett School | |
 Bartlett School, February 2010 | |
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| Location | 1100 Catharine St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003315[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
Bartlett School, also known as the Frank C. Palumbo Junior High School, is a historic junior high school building located in the Hawthorne neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1930. It is a brick building with terra cotta ornament in the Art Deco-style.
Since September 2006 the school has operated as a college preparatory magnet high school within the School District of Philadelphia, known as the Academy at Palumbo. In 2010, 1750 students applied for admission, with 700 accepted and 190 matriculating. About 49% of the students are African-American. 91% of graduates began studying at four-year colleges or universities, 8% went to two-year colleges, and 1% began serving in the military.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "THE ACADEMY@ PALUMBO" (PDF). Philadelphia School District. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
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